Presser-bar for veneer-cutters



(Model.)

H. RANGER. Presser Bar for Ven eer Gutters.

Patented June 7,1881.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN RANGER, OF EAST W'ILTON, MAINE.

PRESSER-BAR FOR VENEER-CUTTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,477, dated June '7, 1881.

Application filed March 16, 1881. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN RANGER, of East Wilton, in the county of Franklin and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Presser-Bars for Veneer-Cutting Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanying dra\vings,wh ich form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a front view of a machine having my improved attachment in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective vew of the improvement detached. Fig. 3 is a top view of the presserbar, and Fig. 4 is a view of the lever used for operating the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to machines for cut ting wood veneer by shaving it in a cont-inuous piece off a cylindrical bolt or log; and it consists in an adjustable press'bar to be arranged behind the knife for the purpose of holding the wood down and preventing the grain from starting, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the bed of the machine.

B is a shaft mounted in suitable bearings, and provided with chucks C G for holding the bolt or log D. Shaft B is operated by any suitable mechanism. The knife or'cutter is arranged above shaft B, and is fed forward gradually by suitably located and operated feed-screws.

Upon the rear side of the pivoted cutter-bar E are placed ribs or guides F, fitting in grooves 40 G in the presser-bar H, which latter is adjustable upon the rear face of the cutter-bar by bolts and nuts I J, said bolts working in slots S in the press-bar H, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower edge of the presser-bar, it will be 0b- 5 served, is smooth and even, and parallel to the knife-edge, so as to press evenly upon the material which is being out.

The amount of pressure may be adjusted and regulated by a hand-lever, K, catching under a T-stud, L, upon the cutter-bar, and pressing upon the presser-bar, as shown.

The operation ofmy invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains. By pressing the material down immediately behind the cutmade by the knife the press-bar prevents the grain from starting or the veneer from cracking, thereby effecting a considerable saving.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States As an improvement in veneer-cutting machines, the combination, with the pivoted cutter-bar E, having T-shaped stud L, of the presser-bar H, having vertical slots S S, making it vertically adjustable upon the face of the cutter-bar by bolts and nuts I J, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

REUBEN RANGER.

'Witnesses:

R. B. FULLER, R. H. RANGER. 

